U.S. MANS NEW RADAR DEFENSE SITE IN TURKEY
PanARMENIAN.Net
February 27, 2012 – 21:03 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net – American forces are now manning a new radar defense
site in Turkey that could help defend Europe from a potential Iranian
ballistic missile attack, the U.S. Army’s commander in Europe said.
“We have the forces in place … at a radar site in southern Turkey,”
Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling said in an interview at Montenegro’s main
military airport in its capital, Today’s Zaman reported.
It is the first time a senior US commander has confirmed reports that
the NATO defense shield radar – which has caused tensions between
Turkey and its Muslim neighbor Iran – has been operational in the past
few weeks. The radar is a key element in a planned ballistic missile
defense system that also would put other land- and sea-based radars
and anti-missile interceptors in several European locations over the
next decade.
“I can only speak for the ground base air defense units,” Hertling
said. “But I will tell you that we make constant coordination (with
the US Navy and Air Force), and I think we are well on track to
conduct missile defense.”
From: Baghdasarian
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